“Republicans are losing elections because they have lost their base. Their ineptness during the Bill Frist years was criminal. Four years of Democratic ranting and raving and these clowns did nothing but sit on their hands.And to top it off they crawled into bed with the swimmer with that stupid amnesty bill. What we have to do is rid ourselves of these sheep and elect conservatives that have a spine. We need people in the mold of Newt Gingrich before he blew it and Tom Delay. Some lazy ass senators need to have their heads handed to them. John McCain and Lindsey Graham would be a good start.”
I don’t know if you are right or not about the general trend, but your post certainly resonates with me and why I don’t give money anymore when the RP folks call me up.
Amnesty was only the final straw after years of out of control spending.
I became apathetic when Bush signed on with the prescription for seniors. I’ve seen how some of these “poor” seniors live and it irks me that my kids will be paying for their medicine when they’re perfectly capable of buying their own meds.
I’m disappointed republicans did not run a better campaign for privatizing social security. This shouldn’t have been a partisan issue. It is the only way to help the system without having to drastically mess with the benefits or age of payout.
The Bush administration has flunked miserably with out of control spending.
He gets an A- on pro-life issues.
He gets a B on tax cuts (should have cut them even more)
F on Amnesy
F on prescriptions for seniors.
F on presenting conservative ideas to the public in an appealing/persuasive manner.
I don’t know why republicans like Newt.
If we are going to try and appeal to families and stable values we are going to have to find that rare political creature - a politician who actually lives the values he promotes.
I don’t support Newt , I said some one like Newt before he screwed up you can’t deny that he was responsible for the Republican take over. I think the best Newt can hope for is maybe a cabinet appointment, but getting him cinfirmed will be problematic.
A good list, but you omitted an early and serious outrage - McCain-Feingold. The President’s support for this bill was cowardly and dissembling - a betrayal of stated principles, and a violation of the Constitution he swore to preserve, protect, and defend.
He has been steadfast on many issues, but far from it on many, as well.
“F on presenting conservative ideas to the public in an appealing/persuasive manner”
That is so true. Bush and company do not have the ability to do this or at least are not even trying. They are not acting as leaders they just seem to be taking up space and bogged down in Iraq. I refused to vote in 2000 (for the only time in mylife) because I just saw him as a clone of his father. A man with no ideas no agenda. Someone who stands for nothing and just lets the country drift.A true passive do nothing country club Republican.